English Explanatory Dictionary

brucine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica).

Word forms

brucine

Etymology

From the genus name Brucea + -ine; thus indirectly after Scottish traveller James Bruce.

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